LCD v.s. Plasma [Archive]

z06boy

07-03-2009, 01:21 PM

I'm looking into getting a 40" - 46" TV. I'm leaning toward an LCD and 1080P. Any experts here or even non experts that own any of these that care to share your opinions on this ?

Suggestions on brands and any ratings/features ?

Thanks !!

Trip

07-03-2009, 01:23 PM

Plasma is a dying technology. 40-46 range would definitely rule them out, you need 50+ for plasma. Check out LED TVs too. The Samsungs are nice.

Sony or Samsung for LCD. Samsung for LED.

Amber Lamps

07-03-2009, 02:19 PM

Plasma is a dying technology. 40-46 range would definitely rule them out, you need 50+ for plasma. Check out LED TVs too. The Samsungs are nice.

Sony or Samsung for LCD. Samsung for LED.

I have LCD but I've looked at the LED...PHENOMINAL! I would ad Sharp to his list of LCDs mainly because I've owned both Sony and Sharp. My Sony XBR was $4000, my Sharp Aquios was $1500, the Sharp is just as good, if not better and Sharp is a lcd screen manufacturer, Sony buys theirs last I knew. For me the main thing I look at is Hz-go 120Hz+ and refresh rate-2ms or less. I have 120Hz and 2ms on my Sharp. A lot of people concern themselves with "contrast ratio" but since there isn't an actual industry recognized method of measuring it...:idk: Here's one of the highest rated LCD tvs for under $2500 in 52".
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VKY7WU/?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=smartreview503-20

Another thing that interests me is the "new" internet capabilities of some of these tvs which allow you to watch Hulu, YouTube, and pretty much any internet streaming video (YouPorn) from your tv without a computer. Of course you can just hook your computer up to your tv like I do.:idk:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/lontigger/kdk_0753.jpg

Note: if you want to do this make sure the tv has a VGA input for the best picture. That is one mistake I did make on my livingroom tv so I have to watch computer based television through S-Video. On my bedroom tv I have VGA and it's basically a computer monitor. Very sharp picture!

I hope this helps. Btw do yourself a favor and get the best and largest you can afford, don't get too cheap! Oh and a LCD tv is like a diamond, if it's a choice between bigger with crappy specs and smaller with better specs, do the smaller. Pixelation, bluring and "red washout" or color overload sucks!!!

Dave

07-03-2009, 02:45 PM

I have LCD but I've looked at the LED...PHENOMINAL! I would ad Sharp to his list of LCDs mainly because I've owned both Sony and Sharp. My Sony XBR was $4000, my Sharp Aquios was $1500, the Sharp is just as good, if not better and Sharp is a lcd screen manufacturer, Sony buys theirs last I knew. For me the main thing I look at is Hz-go 120Hz+ and refresh rate-2ms or less. I have 120Hz and 2ms on my Sharp. A lot of people concern themselves with "contrast ratio" but since there isn't an actual industry recognized method of measuring it...:idk: Here's one of the highest rated LCD tvs for under $2500 in 52".
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VKY7WU/?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=smartreview503-20

Another thing that interests me is the "new" internet capabilities of some of these tvs which allow you to watch Hulu, YouTube, and pretty much any internet streaming video (YouPorn) from your tv without a computer. Of course you can just hook your computer up to your tv like I do.:idk:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/lontigger/kdk_0753.jpg

Note: if you want to do this make sure the tv has a VGA input for the best picture. That is one mistake I did make on my livingroom tv so I have to watch computer based television through S-Video. On my bedroom tv I have VGA and it's basically a computer monitor. Very sharp picture!

I hope this helps. Btw do yourself a favor and get the best and largest you can afford, don't get too cheap! Oh and a LCD tv is like a diamond, if it's a choice between bigger with crappy specs and smaller with better specs, do the smaller. Pixelation, bluring and "red washout" or color overload sucks!!!

truth. I went with the smaller sony lcd and the picture is amazing. I use the ps3 to put internet on it but it has vga inputs too

Sixxxxer

07-03-2009, 06:16 PM

They have 240Hz tVs out now...

Im looking at a 58 Inch Plasma...:)

But I think in the 40 - 46 range LCD is the definite better buy.

Amber Lamps

07-03-2009, 06:27 PM

They have 240Hz tVs out now...

Im looking at a 58 Inch Plasma...:)

But I think in the 40 - 46 range LCD is the definite better buy.

Yea I linked a 240hz tv by Samsung... My first lcd was 30hz :lol: Great picture until something moved!

z06boy

07-03-2009, 06:39 PM

Good info guys and I do appreciate it. :phat:

Rangerscott

07-03-2009, 07:52 PM

I have a liquid crystal Vizio and love it. Very very nice picture.

Gas Man

07-03-2009, 08:01 PM

Bottom line is this.

Plasma and their glass front gives you major glare and it SUCKS.

LCD does not for most.

I have a nice Sony Bravia 52", got it Magnolia Room. LOVE IT!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/cjclark69/House/Living%20Room/Entertainment023.jpg

Trip

07-03-2009, 08:39 PM

If you got the money to spend on any type of TV, get a Samsung LED 240Hz. No comparison right now. The one with the built in wireless connection for your comp would be money.

Dave

07-03-2009, 08:43 PM

They have 240Hz tVs out now...

Im looking at a 58 Inch Plasma...:)

But I think in the 40 - 46 range LCD is the definite better buy.

fuck plasma. the better blacks are not worth the burn in.

Trip

07-03-2009, 09:24 PM

fuck plasma. the better blacks are not worth the burn in.

or the potential to have a big ass paperweight, plasma was a technology for the uber rich who could replace the TV without much concern or worry.

derf

07-03-2009, 11:21 PM

I got a 42" LCD, polaroid, bought it 2 years ago as a scratch and dent for $500, I still haven't found the scratch or the dent yet though. I pretty much have the same setup as tigger where I hook it up to my computer through VGA and use it as a big monitor.

snigg

07-03-2009, 11:49 PM

I have a 42" sony bravia and couldnt be happier with it! Picture is incredible. When I was researching Tv's I was told Sony or Samsung. Bestbuy had a sale and i scooped it up. You definitely wont be disappointed with a bravia.

z06boy

07-04-2009, 09:19 AM

Thanks again guys. I pulled the trigger last night and bought a Samsung 46" LCD 120Hz at a local 'hhgregg' store that is next door to a Best Buy and down the street from a Walmart and BJ's Wholesale Club Warehouse and with the July 4th sale going on the price seemed as good as anywhere even after looking online. The only cheaper price I saw online was for a "Refurbished" and it was only about $100 cheaper.

The model # is LN46B650. It is not an LED...maybe next time. :lol:

I also picked up a Samsung Blu-Ray Player to go with it.

It was a b!tch to get home on the R1. :lol

Amber Lamps

07-04-2009, 10:21 AM